Romans: Final Overview
Introduction: You have heard the saying, ‘I can’t see the forest for the trees.’ Some of you may feel this way as we come to the end of the book of Romans, it is the longest of all Paul’s letters, and the most theological. If I had to ask you to give me a quick rundown of Romans could you do it? Are you familiar with its content and the development of its argument or is it a maze? Romans is a long development of the theological twists and turns of the gospel of God. So it is my...
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Romans 16:20 – Grace
Introduction: If you had to boil down God, the Bible and the gospel down into one word, what word would it be? I think Paul would say that ‘grace’ sums it all up. Grace was the central theme for Paul in all his letters. He bracketed his letters with grace.
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Romans 10:1-4 on Righteousness
Thanks to Guy McKenzie for preaching today from Romans 10:1-4, on the difference between our self-righteousness and God’s righteousness.
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Romans 10:1: Compassion for the lost
Thanks to Sandala Mwanje for preaching this morning; he is Lead Pastor at South Dunedin Baptist Church. Read Romans 9:30-10:4 online
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Romans 3:21-31: The Righteousness of God in Jesus Christ
No manuscript is available for this sermon. Outline: Righteousness required by sin, Righteousness provided in Christ, Righteousness given by Grace, Righteousness received by faith.
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James 2:14-16: Faith without works is dead: Reconciling James and Paul
Introduction: ‘The Bible is full of contradictions’ is one of the many things that unbelievers throw in our faces. My standard response is, ‘Show me one.’ This usually calls their bluff and reveals that they are only repeating things they have heard and using them conveniently as arguments but have no proof. It reveals an unwillingness to believe the truth and a willingness to believe anything against Christianity. And it also reveals a basic faith commitment to believing things without proof, which contradicts the naturalistic approach they supposedly disprove Christianity with. However, one of the things that some have...
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Church Discipline 3: Romans 7:21-25: Our Battle Against Sin
Introduction: If I had to ask you to name the 5 top misunderstood doctrines in Christianity what five would you choose? I can imagine you would choose teachings like election, reprobation, regeneration, the imputation of Christ’s righteousness, the baptism of the Spirit, but did anyone pick sanctification? Sanctification, that doctrine which can be quickly summarised as, the process of God making us holy, I believe is one of the most misunderstood doctrines in Christianity today. On the one hand we have the perfectionistic teachings that believe in the removal of a sinful nature at baptism, or those who believe...
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